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JACOB TAYLOR, or BE'LO'IT, OHIO.

Lam-8 Parent No. 75,077, dated Marat e, 186s.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAYCONCERN:

Be it known that I, JACOB TAYLOR, of Beloit,`in the county of Mahoning, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheep-Rack; and I do -hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and 4 exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. i

' Figure 1 is an-` end view of my improved sheep-rack.

Figure 2 is a side view ofthe same, partsheing broken away to show the construction.

Figure-3 is u vertical cross section of the same, takenthrough the line x x, tig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.v I My inventionrhasfor its object to furnish an improved sheep-rack, cheap, strong,jdurabl e, simple, and eonvenient in construction, andwhich can be used for all the-purposes of sheep-feeding; and it consists in the combination of a trough, inside movable rack haring an end-board attached to one end, and sliding side or upright racks with the stationary rack and frame, as hereinafter more fully described i Ais the frame of the rack, to the horizontal bars of which are .attached vertical slats, B, forming the statonary rack. Gis the bottom of the rack, which is securely attached to the lower partof the fra-me Agand inwhich the hay or fodder for feeding the sheep is placed. c are inclined boards or triangular blocks, which are placed in the side angles of the bottomvof the raclgso'thatvthe grain when fed to the sheep may lowinto the middle part of said bottom or'trough, and obviate the necessity of having two troughs. One end ofthe trough C is left open, as shown in figs. 1 andB, for convenience in cleaning out the lhay-seed and dirt when about to feed-grain, said oper... endv beingclosed, except when cleaning out the trough, by an end-board attached'to the inside rack,' as hereinafter more fully described. D are upright sliding racks, the. verticalsluts of which are placed between the vertical slats B of the main rack, and the ends of which overlap the horizontal bars et' the frame A. The horizontal b'ors ofthe sliding racks Dar'e placed between the upper andlower horizontal bars vof the frame A, andare made a little' shorter than said bars, so that theracks D may-have a limited sliding movement back and forth. By this construction the sliding racks D are -kept from being pushed outward by their horizontal.barsresting against the inner sides of Vthe slats B, and from being pushed inward by the ends of their vertical slats resting against the horizontal bars-ot` the frame A, as shown'in the' drawings. The sliding racks D enable the openings, through which the sheep feed, to be regulated at pleasurefso as to allow the sheep to feed, or wholly shut thein out'from'the rack, as may be desired. E is an inside movable rack, which, when in a. horizontal position, rests'upon the lowerhorizontal side-bars ofthe sliding rack D, el are blocks attached to two or more of the slats of the movable rack' E, which, 'when the said rack E is turned up into-a vertical position, comein'contact with the vertical sla'ts of the stationary or sliding racksyand forcfe the lower edge of the rack E inward, holding it securely in an erect position. ez is a block Aor board attachedto the forward end ofthe movablerack E,kand which is so'formed 'as to fit intothe bottom or trough C of the' rack, to close the vopen end of said trough when feeding grain. i

When feeding hay or grain to thesheep, the sliding racks "Dare so adjusted as to shut cnt the sheep from the rack.' '..lhe movable rack E is then raisedinto a vertical'position, :ind the desired amount of hay or grain is placed in the trough C. The rack E is then' turned down upon it und the-V sliding racks'D adjusted so that the sheep can have access to the hay orgrain by putting .their heads-between the slats of the racks and eating it where it lies. Y I

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The trough C, open at one end, and ccnsistingot' the bottom C, inclinedboard's c', an-dperpendicular side-pieces,in combina-tiou'with the' frame A and sliding racks, substantially as described, for the purpose Set forth. 'A Y I 2. The combination of the upright sliding side-racks Dwitlithe frame A and slats B, substantially asherein shown and described, end i'or the purpose set for-th. v

i 3. The combination of .themovable rack E with "the frame A, slats B, and sliding racks D, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth'.

4. The combination ofthe end-board e2 with the forward end of the rack E and with the trough C, substantially as herein shownand described, and for lthe purpose set forth. I i

- JACOB TAYLOR. 'Witnesses JONATHAN CREW, f WILLIAM E. CREW. 

